Ep. 51 Ask a Farmer with Matt Duesterhaus

In this week’s episode of the Good Growing podcast, we talk with corn and soybean farmer Matt Duesterhaus about what’s life like for a farmer in Central Illinois. Matt talks about what led him to farming, what it takes to farm from money to knowledge, and what was farming like during 2020. Plus Matt answers your questions during our Ask a Farmer segment. Come learn about the people that cultivate our land to put food on our tables in this week's episode. Your Questions: Illinois seems to lag behind other states when it comes to cover crop use. Why and will we start seeing more cover crops being used? I’ve heard fall tillage described as “recreational tillage” or something bored farmers do in the fall. Why do we see so much tilling occur in the fall? What’s in those big white tanks in the fall? What’s it used for? What are the planes spraying on the fields in the summer? What are Illinois farmers doing to help protect the land to ensure we can keep farming into the future? Dicamba has been making the news these last few years. What do farmers think of this? Is it a good tool? Is it destined to lead to resistance? Want to watch the podcast? You can on YouTube https://youtu.be/LNV6z68nU1s Contact the hosts Ken Johnson [email protected] Katie Parker [email protected] Chris Enroth [email protected]